Automobile proving and testing grounds · Virginia
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center
Ashland, VA · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Automobile proving and testing grounds workplace, earning a grade F.
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center: 1.4 TCR = 270% of Automobile proving and testing grounds BLS 0.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center safety composite
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−3.9
2016→2024
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center injury rate improved
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center's TCR fell 3.9 from 3.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.9 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541380 · Ashland, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 1.4 · 270% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Merit Laboratories, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Merit Laboratories, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center
1.4 TCR
- Merit Laborato
Merit Laboratories, Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Harbor Freight
Harbor Freight Tools Asset Recovery
1.4 TCR
- FMI Technology
FMI Technology Center
1.4 TCR
- Encompass Phar
Encompass Pharmaceutical Services, Inc
1.3 TCR
What this shows Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center averages 1.4 TCR (270% of the Automobile proving and testing grounds BLS benchmark).
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.5
Where Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center falls in its industry
232 Automobile proving and testing establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Automobile proving and testing employers in Virginia.
Afton Chemical Corporation, Ashland Technical Center has fewer employees than the Automobile proving and testing grounds median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541380 · VA · Ashland
232 Automobile proving and testing grounds employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 134 employers in Ashland, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Merit Laboratories, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbor Freight Tools Asset Recovery | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Encompass Pharmaceutical Services, Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FMI Technology Center | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge Aquaculture | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Williams Logging Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BEAR GARDEN | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INGENCO/CCI Dabney | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : RIC5 | 1,187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - RIC5 | 1,077 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1730 RNDC-ASHLAND | 486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4609-1730 | 468 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ashburn Industries | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TCI Fabrication | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CCL Label | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jabil STP JDAS | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A.R. Pierrepont Co., Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RUSM | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Shot Peening-Luthe | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. | 34 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.